If you are visiting LA and are interested in arts & design, Bergamot Stations in Santa Monica is a good stop to make. On the historical site of red line trolley station, you will find Southern California's largest art gallery complex and cultural center.
Here is a highlight from our visit yesterday.
Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reefs by the Institute for Figuring. Surreal landscape made of colorful crochet creatures. Details on this crochet objects are mind blowing.
The Midden - two years worth of Margaret and Christine's plastic trash.
Curated here by Jemima Wyman. With wall hanging "midden monsters" by
Evelyn Hardin and Christine.
This exhibit portrays a strong relationship between the power of communal craft and a collective cause toward protecting environment.
Somewhere between art and design, there is The Gallery of Functional Arts. A lot more interesting and eclectic than mainstream museum store.
I can't find artists' name on this exhibit but the technique he used to create his art pieces was really interesting.
It looked like he painted wooden panel with black/white paints and etched these intricate pattern with 2D prototype machine (maybe laser cut machine?) using digital generated file. It creates a very subtle 3D textures.
If you get overwhelmed looking at all the arts, you can always get a nice cup of coffee at the cafe. Their avocado sandwich and Mexican hot chocolate are delight.
the weather worked for our favor. It was a beautiful LA Saturday afternoon after heavy rain.
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